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Sun, Apr 10 2011 14:55

The power of stupidity

I just spent a couple of days trying to figure out why logon-related code that worked in Windows XP failed in Windows Vista and Windows 7. hToken = NULL; if ( LogonUser( g_sUser, bIsUPN ? NULL : g_sDomain, g_sPass, LOGON32_LOGON_INTERACTIVE, LOGON32_PROVIDER_DEFAULT...
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Mon, Feb 21 2011 20:45

Starting to build your own Credential Provider

If you’re starting to work on a Credential Provider (CredProv or CP, for short) for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7, there are a few steps I would strongly recommend you take, because it will make life easier for...
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Sat, Mar 20 2010 17:33

Comcast aims for the future

I’m visiting the in-laws in Texas this weekend, and I use the SSTP VPN in Windows Server 2008 R2 to connect home (my client is Windows 7 , but it works just as well with Vista). Never had many problems with it up until this weekend. Apparently, on Friday...
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Tue, Feb 9 2010 21:10

TLS Renegotiation attack – Microsoft workaround/patch

Hidden by the smoke and noise of thirteen ( 13! count them! ) security bulletins, with updates for 26 vulnerabilities and a further 4 third-party ActiveX Killbits (software that other companies have asked Microsoft to kill because of security flaws),...
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